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1st Day of Christmas-- Evenstar Giveaway-- GIVEAWAY CLOSED

December 26, 2011

Merry Christmas!

Christmas has begun! I had a wonderful time celebrating with family. And I'm pleased to announce that the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza starts right now!

Each of the next 12 days will feature a giveaway from various artists, artisans, and crafters. There are some truly lovely shops giving away some stunning items. I really wish that all of you could win! :)

Scroll down for the first giveaways!

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Some notes about the giveaways (sorry for the wordiness but it is important):

All the giveaways will close on Jan 10th and the winners will be announced the next day.

If you haven't participated in giveaways before, here's a sample entry to show you how it works:

"My favorite item from Shealynn's Faerie Shoppe is the sapphire Evenstar necklace! I already follow Shealynn on facebook and blogger. I tweeted about this giveaway (link). Total entries: 5.-RandomPerson123, contact: randomperson123@sampleemail.com"

Note that you only need to leave one comment per giveaway.

If you are uncomfortable doing so, you do nothave to leave your email in your entry comments. However, this means that you are responsible for checking the blog on Jan 11th to see if you won. If I do not hear back from the winners by Jan 16th, new ones will be chosen!

Some people have been having difficulties leaving comments on Blogger. This is usually due to a problem with cookies. Blogger requires cookies (small bits of information) to be left on your computer in order for you to leave a comment, and some browsers block these cookies. A temporary fix for Blogger users experiencing this problem is to log out and log back in-- but be sure that the "stay logged in" button is unchecked. If you have difficulties leaving comments, please email me at shealynnsfaerieshoppe@gmail.com and I will be happy to help you!

I will not be on the computer a great deal during the 12 days of Christmas-- just enough for email and Shoppe orders. During this time I will temporarily set all comments to "automatic" and won't see and moderate each one before it is published. If you need to contact me for anything immediate, please email rather than leave a comment.

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The first giveaway is from me, myself, and I!

I'd love to kickstart the giveaway extravaganza with one of my most popular designs:

The Evenstar Jewelry Set!

In the Lord of the Rings (my favorite story every), Aragorn and the elf Arwen Undomiel fell in love. Arwen chose to forsake her elven immortality in order to become Aragorn's wife and queen.

I love this scene from The Fellowship of the Ring, where Frodo first sees Arwen. He had just arrived at Rivendell and was full of awe at the elves, yet Arwen made him wonder even more.

In the middle of the table, against the woven cloths upon the wall, there was a chair under a canopy, and there sat a lady fair to look upon, and so like was she in form of womanhood to Elrond that Frodo guessed that she was one of his close kindred. Young she was and yet not so. The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost, her white arms and clear face were flawless and smooth, and the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night; yet queenly she looked, and thought and knowledge were in her glance, as of one who has known many things that the years bring. Above her brow her head was covered with a cap of silver lace netted with small gems, glittering white; but her soft grey raiment had no ornament save a girdle of leaves wrought in silver.

So it was that Frodo saw her whom few mortals had yet seen; Arwen, daughter of Elrond, in whom it was said that the likeness of Lúthien had come on earth again; and she was called Undómiel, for she was the Evenstar of her people.

Near Elrond sat the Lady Arwen. To his surprise Frodo saw that Aragorn stood beside her; his dark cloak was thrown back, and he seemed to be clad in elven-mail, and a star shone on his breast.

Sorry. I'm fond of long passages. :)

Arwen was the Evenstar, or Evening Star, of her people. (She was compared to Beren and Luthien, another mortal/elf couple whose story J.R.R. Tolkien set to a beautiful poem.) Her role in The Lord of the Rings was quite small, and her story was briefly told in the Appendices.

In the LotR movies, however, Arwen was given a much larger role. One of the movie additions was Arwen's gift of a necklace to Aragorn. This Evenstar necklace symbolized that she was giving him her love and choosing the mortal path.

Evenstar movie prop replica image from the Noble Collection

As I started making jewelry, I knew I had to do an elven-style necklace. I'm absolutely in love with the elven aethetic. But Arwen's perfectly metalsmithed necklace is far beyond both my tools and my current abilities....

My unique Evenstar design is inspired by Arwen's ethereal jewel. Each one is handcrafted from Czech glass, pearls, and intricately wrapped wire.

One of YOU lucky readers will win an entire Evenstar Jewelry Set, in your choice of colors!

I'm only giving away colors that I have in stock, but I feel that there are plenty of choices...
You also get the choice of silver plate, gold plate, or clip-on earwires! The necklace will come on a 16" chain.

The Light of Erendil-- Evenstar Set in Sapphire Blue. (I feel like being creative with titles right now. Fellow geeks, geek out! :) Erendil was the most beloved star of the Elves, and Galadriel gave its light to Frodo as a help to him in dark places.)

Mirkwood Reversible Evenstar Set. Mirkwood was an elven forest wherein dwelt Galadriel and other sylvan elves. This set is deliciously sylvan and silvery. Shiny green on one side, silver on the other.

Twilight Evenstar Set. Not related to vampires. It's just a pretty dark purple...

Midnight Reversible Evenstar Set. It's a deep, dark blue on one side and starlight-shiny-blue on the other. Perhaps it's even more twilight than the previous purple one, but I can't go calling two sets by the same name, now can I?

Mermaid Evenstar Set. It's a bit of a variation on the usual Evenstar. Really I shouldn't be calling it a Mermaid set... because I don't think that there are mermaids in Middle Earth, or even all of Arda.

So perhaps I will call it the Seaside Evenstar Set. Because as all Tolkienites know, the Elves have a special longing for the sea.
But for those not so interested in Tolkien but just interested in pretty fairytale jewelry... I'll call it the Mermaid Evenstar. :)

Shadows of Gold Evenstar Set. Dark brown. And gold.

Pixie Dust Evenstar Set. I seriously doubt that there are pixies in Middle Earth. But what else shall I call a pretty, sparkly, cotton candy pink Evenstar?

Rivendell Reversible Evenstar Set. The iridscent green, gold, and pink beads remind me so much of the rich colors of the elven home... and the other side is a foresty green!

Leave a comment on this post describing the way(s) you entered and the number of entries you have made.

FINE PRINT

The winner will be announced on January 11th. Winners will be announced on this blog, and those who have provided email or other contact means will be contacted. If the winner is not heard from within 48 hours a new one will be chosen.

The winning entry will be chosen via Random.org

Giveaways are only available in the US (so sorry to the rest of the world, but the sponsors have to pay out of pocket for shipping!)

If you are under 18, you must have a parent's permission to enter.

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I am very excited to read your post. I follow you both on Blogger and facebook and I love your crafts. My favorite item was hard to choose but I love both the Steampunk Charm Necklace and the Indigo Purple Twilight Even Star necklace. I have had such a hard to choosing between the 2 for top favorite. I have also linked you to my blogger http://jennibeandesigns.blogspot.com/2011/12/lets-see-if-this-works.htmlHope this helps get your word out.

I looked again at your Shoppe (I do so semi regularly), and decided I couldn't pick just one item. So I picked a sub-group: I love the hair daggers and jewels, and was overjoyed this Christmas when I got one as a gift. :)

I follow you on blogger and Facebook, and have posted about you on my blog.

My favorite item on you shoppe is your Copper Hair Fork (Celtic design) (1). Such beautiful work Shaylynn, really truly. I love everythingI am already a follower through Blogger(2), now on Facebook(2) and Pinterest(1). Total Entries:6

My favorite thing in your shoppe (right now) are those almost-Enchanted Forest earrings. The pink ones, you know? With the chains instead of the wires. (I'm too lazy to go look up the name right now.) Anyway, I follow you on FB, Blogger, and Pinterest. And I love your names for the sets!! Very geeky which, you know, I appreciate. Total entries: 5Love,Kat

Shealynn, there is absolutely NO WAY I could pick a favorite item from your shoppe. They're all so unbelievably lovely! I will say, though, that my favorite Evenstar set is the Mirkwood one. So beautifully elvish!

I follow you on Blogger, and I'm writing a blog post about your giveaway. Also, I just signed up for Pintrest, and as soon as I get approved I promise I'll follow you. Does that count?...

Oh I love all the stuff in your shoppe, but I think my favorite would have to be the stardust earnings...or maybe the Mirkwood Reversible Evenstar. But they are all so beautiful! (1 entry) Also,i have been following you on blogger for awhile(2 entries) and been following you on fb for a wile too (2 entries) and same for devianart (1 entry) and I just started following you on twitter (2 entries)And i just facebooked about this <3 (1 entry)Total Entries: 9 gatekeeper268(at)gmail.com

All of your jewelry is beautiful, but http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/shealynns-faerie-shoppe/3625360/green_flower_garden_wirewrapped_necklace/handmade/jewelry/necklaces/wire_wrapped caught my eye.

I follow you via GFC, facebook, twitter, pinterest and deviantart. I promoted your giveaway on the Linky on my blog.

From your shop, I like the Olde Tale Set, Green Grass! I am now following you on Twitter (KatyLMA) and facebook! (Katy A.) And I now follow your blog via GFC. I am also following you on Pinterest! Total entries: 8

OMG I love all of your stuff!If I had to pick just one, it would have to be the Evenstar SET-- Midnight Blue Reversiblehttp://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/shealynns-faerie-shoppe/3307969/evenstar_set--_midnight_blue_reversible/handmade/jewelry/sets/beadwork

My favorite item is the Fairy bracelet http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/Shealynns-Faerie-Shoppe/3740692and I follow you on Fb and blogger. I also follow several of your Pinterest boards.Total entries 6

I like the copper filligree necklace-1follow you on fb as Robin Scott-2follow you on twitter as robinlscott-2tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/robinlscott/status/155906866902347777 - 1fb post - https://www.facebook.com/#!/robinscott4/posts/205954186164957 - 1follow you on deviant art as robinlscott - 1total entries: 8

I visited your shop and my favorite item is the Old Tale Set, Green Grass. I follow via blogger (mssluna02), Facebook (amanda jasinski), and Twitter (@mssluna02). I also follow on Pinterest (Amanda Jasinski). Total # of entries: 8mssluna02 at gmail.com